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Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Physiological Parameters, Pain, Anxiety in Colorectal Cancer Surgery

NCT04731428 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 63

Last updated 2021-02-01

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Summary

This research was carried out as an pre-test/post-test control group experimental design study in order to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on the level of vital sign, pain and anxiety underwent who laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer in patients. This research data was collected between March 2018 and May 2019. The research was carried out with 63 patients (experiment group= 31, control group= 32) who underwent elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery in a general surgery clinic of a university hospital in Istanbul and in accordance with the research criteria. Patients in the experiment group were taught breathing exercises in the preoperative period and on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd day after surgery then, progressive relaxation exercise that lasted 15 minutes was applied to the group. Pain (Short McGill Pain Scale) and anxiety (STAI-S Scale) levels of both groups were evaluated in the preoperative and postoperative period. The patient's vital signs, oxygen saturation and serum cortisol level parameters were measured in the same time interval before and after the relaxation exercise. Significance was evaluated at p \<0.05 and p\<0,001 levels in the analysis of the data. Prior to the study, the consent of the institution and ethics committee, written and verbal patient consent were obtained.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain
  • Nursing Caries
  • Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Progressive Relaxation Exercise involves stretching sixteen muscle groups while breathing in sequentially, relaxing while exhaling. Exercise can be from head to toe or from foot to head. In order for the technique to be effective, it is important to have affective (music, etc.) and visual aids. During the exercise, the patient should complete the processes of perceiving the tension in his body, maintaining control and getting into a state of relaxation. After the patient is informed about the exercise, the person starts with breathing exercises. A deep but relaxing breath is taken from the nose, and lips are given by contracting simultaneously with relaxation. During this application, the patient keeps contracting the muscle group that he exercises for 10 seconds; the nurse provides the patient to notice the temperature / warming felt in the muscle group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • YASEMİN ÖZHANLI

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nuray Akyüz, Assoc. Prof. · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

  • Yasemin Özhanlı, PhD · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-15
Primary Completion
2019-05-30
Completion
2020-06-10

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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